Lawsuits

Senior prosecutor at Colorado's attorney general office, Jason Slothouber (centre) and other attorneys general leaving the courthouse in Oakland, California, Aug 24, 2026.

Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media case

META Platforms and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens, people familiar with the matter said.

2026-08-26T02:23:37.000Z

Friday’s judgment delivered a damaging blow to Harry and the others by ruling that the outstanding amount should be paid on an “indemnity basis”.

International

Prince Harry and others face multi-million dollar bill over failed lawsuit

A judge ruled their failed privacy lawsuits were conducted in an unreasonable way

2026-08-21T14:13:39.000Z

The settlement includes one large case in which Abbott had already been ordered to pay US$495 million.

Consumer & Healthcare

Abbott agrees to US$670 million settlement of infant formula cases

About 1,000 similar lawsuits have been filed against Abbott and Mead Johnson,

2026-08-20T22:43:56.000Z

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg (centre) was closely involved in much decision-making, said a state witness in court

Telcos, Media & Tech

Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta executive testifies at trial

US states accuse Meta of designing its social media platforms to hook young users

2026-08-19T23:13:28.000Z

On Tuesday, Koh Brothers Eco Engineering disclosed three major legal disputes, which potentially expose it to nearly S$57.6 million in liabilities.

Companies & Markets

Koh Brothers shares continue tumble over significant exposure from major legal disputes

The total amount in potential liabilities comes to a fifth of Koh Eco’s market capitalisation

2026-08-19T04:19:03.000Z

Shannon Heacock holds a photo of her son Elijah, along with a banner displaying the names of young people who allegedly died due to impacts of social media, Oakland, California, Aug 18, 2026.

Companies & Markets

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins

This concerns claims that the firm deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users

2026-08-18T22:30:10.000Z

The judge also found that Uber could not show it suffered any harm from the lawsuits.

Transport & Logistics

New York judge tosses Uber lawsuit claiming lawyers inflated injury claims

An Uber spokesperson said the company is considering “all options”

2026-08-17T22:37:12.000Z

Soilbuild and its executive chairman Lim Chap Huat are reportedly seeking unspecified damages over Brookfield’s alleged breach of their agreement.

Property

SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Soilbuild’s Lim Chap Huat sues Brookfield, claims it reneged on joint venture: WSJ

Dispute relates to asset manager’s 2025 acquisition of three Singapore properties from Mapletree Industrial Trust

2026-08-11T05:29:25.000Z

Meta is facing a barrage of legal attacks amid accusations it harmed youth mental health through Facebook and Instagram.

Technology

Meta loses last minute bid to pause landmark state AGs trial

The company must defend against a possible US$1.4 trillion penalty request by state AGs in the US

2026-08-10T22:32:46.000Z

The lawyers said OpenAI’s top hardware executive acted in line with industry-wide recruiting standards when interviewing Apple employees.

Companies & Markets

OpenAI asks judge to toss Apple suit alleging trade secret theft

Lawyers for the ChatGPT maker say the suit falsely portrays the actions of its employees

2026-08-06T06:56:40.000Z

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